starchy

Generally, if you try to get a crispy exterior on a raw potato, you’ll overcook or burn the outside, and the inside will be starchy and underdone, Provost said.

You can set yourself up for crispy success by starting with a starchy potato.

These swamp-loving plants bear a number of edible sections throughout the year, but the part you’ll want in winter is the starchy rootstock.

A state of spiritual, mental or emotional starchiness that precedes a bluff.